Polls swing toward GOP, easing fears of midterm disaster

(THE HILL) — A massive pledge from a network of groups and donors affiliated with the industrialists Charles and David Koch to spend $400 million on conservative causes and candidates in 2018 has also made Republicans more optimistic about the midterms.

Republicans are feeling better about their prospects in the midterm elections, buoyed by recent polls that show their numbers improving.

An ebullient President Trump touted the shift in public sentiment reflected in recent polls during a joint Senate-House Republican retreat in West Virginia this week.